Seahawks receiver Doug Baldwin said “all of us are surprised” by their decision to throw on their final offensive possession of Super Bowl XLIX. (Matt Rourke, The Associated Press)

The Seahawks’ decision to throw on their final offensive possession — the one that resulted in a Malcolm Butler interception and a Patriots Super Bowl victory — will be questioned for months, if not longer. But those watching weren’t the only ones surprised by the call.

Here’s what some Seahawks players had to say after the game when asked about that play:

Richard Sherman, CB
“I’m a little bit surprised. It was an unfortunate play. Their guy made a heck of a play and that’s all you can ask for.

“What I would have done is irrelevant at this time. We went with that play. We trusted our quarterback, and unfortunately they made a play.”

Doug Baldwin, WR
“You saw it. Unfortunate series of events.

“All of us are surprised. In that moment with 20 seconds left on the clock and we still had a timeout. We felt like, from what I understand, we should take a shot, and still have another down. If we ran the ball and didn’t get in then we had to stop the clock and it would limit our abilities to run or pass. I don’t know I am just trying to come up with an explanation for it. I really don’t know.”

Bruce Irvin, LB
“We had it. I don’t understand how you don’t give it to the best back in the league on not even the one-yard line. We were on the half-yard line, and we throw a slant. I don’t know what the offense had going on, what they saw. I just don’t understand.”

Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning walks off after Seattle Seahawks linebacker Malcolm Smith intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown during the Super Bowl on Sunday. (AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post)

So the NFL Network aired this brilliant (albeit bittersweet) production called “Sound FX.” They put microphones on numerous key participants in the Super Bowl, and then compiled all of this on-field footage. You can watch some of the footage here, and below you’ll see some of the best sound bites.

Seattle’s Earl Thomas, before the game: “We’re special, bro, they don’t make them like us. We’re not like everybody else. We know who we are, that’s why we’re so confident.”

Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning walks off after Seattle Seahawks outside linebacker Malcolm Smith intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown during the second quarter of the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. (AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post)

YOU WOULD BE FORGIVEN, BRONCOS FAITHFUL, if you couldn’t even muster getting out of bed Monday morning. If nightmares haunt you for days and weeks, in replays of what was on Sunday, you’re probably even excused for Tuesday. This is your Broncos Insider Newsletter:

“On the biggest stage in America, before more than [111 million] television viewers, in arguably the greatest live event in the world, the Broncos imploded.

“They were destroyed by the younger, more energized, rougher, tougher Seattle Seahawks.” http://dpo.st/1nGjh5n

QUOTABLE: “The hardest part is we’re going to have to go back and watch that game again on film. We’re not looking forward to that. I wish I could have found that play that would have taken us out of that spiral,” — Adam Gase, Denver Broncos offensive coordinator on Monday morning, via Mike Klis in Jersey City, N.J.http://dpo.st/1elkNau

“THERE WAS NOT ONE PLAY GASE COULD HAVE DEVISED,”writes Klis. “If a play worked, there would be consequences. Demaryius Thomas set a Super Bowl record with 13 catches. His left shoulder hurt so bad the morning after, he needed help rolling his bag to the luggage cart. Linebacker Nate Irving hobbled through with a boot around his left ankle sprain. Running back Knowshon Moreno walked through with a stiff back. Middle linebacker Paris Lenon and guard Louis Vasquez had sore ribs.” http://dpo.st/1elkNau

NEWARK, N.J. — If you came here for video of Marshawn Lynch, prepare for disappointment. He talked for 6 minutes, 28 seconds. I wasn’t there for those, bouncing from nearly a dozen of his teammates and coaches.

Nicki Jhabvala is a Broncos beat writer for The Denver Post. She was previously the digital news editor for sports. Before arriving in Denver, she spent five years at Sports Illustrated working primarily as its online NBA editor. She also spent two years as a home page editor at the New York Times.